H5179: נְחֻשְׁתָּא
Nᵉchushtâʼ · pronounced nekh-oosh-taw' · “Nehushta”
Definition
Nechushta, an Israelitess
KJV translates it as: Nehushta.
Word origin: from H5178 (נְחֹשֶׁת); copper;
Extended definition
A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.24.8;
daughter of: Elnathan (H0494); married to Jehoiakim (H3079);
mother of: Jehoiachin (H3078)
§ Nehushta = "brass"
daughter of Elnathan, wife of king Jehoiakim of Judah and mother of king Jehoiachin of Judah
daughter of: Elnathan (H0494); married to Jehoiakim (H3079);
mother of: Jehoiachin (H3078)
§ Nehushta = "brass"
daughter of Elnathan, wife of king Jehoiakim of Judah and mother of king Jehoiachin of Judah
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5179 is translated
- was nehushta ×1
Bible verses with H5179 (Nᵉchushtâʼ)
Nᵉchushtâʼ appears in 1 verse.
- 2 Kings 24:8
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.